Atlantis has started horizontal directional drilling operations at the MeyGen tidal site in Caithness. The drilling will create the bores for the cables which will connect the onshore site at Ness of Quoys with the four subsea turbines planned for the Phase 1A of the Meygen tidal project. Each of th
GE Oil & Gas and Statoil have issued their final call for entries for their Open Innovation Challenge which launched in January 2015, Subsea UK reported. GE & Statoil issue final call for five $25,000 cash prizes; The partnership is crowdsourcing solutions to reduce trucking of sand in fracking proc
Marine South East (MSE) and Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) have concluded the project whose aim is to reduce high costs of anchoring for marine energy devices. The aim of the SAMED project was to validate anchoring technology using helical screw piles. The technology should be usable for seabed anc
The Underwater Centre, a subsea training and trials facility, has appointed Steve Cullen to the newly created role of ROV Operations Manager, where he will lead the development of the Centre’s ROV training and trials activities. He joins the Centre from Ashtead Technology and Subsea 7 where he took
Dutch Marine Contractors has successfully completed the turnkey installation of a new LiDAR Buoy, manufactured by EOLOS, off the coast of Ijmuiden, the Netherlands. EOLOS appointed Dutch Marine Contractors last year to fulfill their requirement of a turn-key Dutch contractor who could arrange transp
The next UK Government should implement policies to continue to develop renewable energy, according to 79 percent of the Scottish adults. The results of a poll conducted by YouGov show that 4 in 5 adults (79 percent) in Scotland are in favor of the pro-renewable energy UK government. Those in favor
RS Aqua is expected to supply wave measurement buoys for the MERIKA project initiated by UHI (University of the Highlands and the Islands). RS Aqua supplies oceanographic and environmental equipment to the research, survey and monitoring markets. The company has been awarded contract by the Scottish
The University of Highlands and Islands has awarded RS Aqua Ltd a contract for the supply and delivery of Wave Measurement Buoys for MERIKA project. Under the agreement, the supplier is required to provide 2 years after sale support and maintenance services for the supplied hardware and software com
The University of Highlands and Islands has awarded RS Aqua Ltd a contract for the supply and delivery of Wave Measurement Buoys for MERIKA project. Under the agreement, the supplier is required to provide 2 years after sale support and maintenance services for the supplied hardware and software com
Atlantis has placed an order to Lockheed Martin to supply the company with AR1500 tidal turbine for the Meygen tidal project. The turbine ordered is AR1500 with the capacity of 1.5 MW. Lockheed Martin is tasked with the manufacturing of the steel turbine housing, the assembly of all the turbine modu
Simply Blue Energy and Wave Hub have signed a contract to develop a wave farm off Cornwall. Simply Blue Energy aims to create the first UK’s wave energy farm using Seabased wave energy technology. The farm will be located at the Wave Hub facility approximately 16 km off Hayle on the north coast of C
Marine Plan has been published today by the Scottish government, and it sets out a single statutory planning framework for all marine activity in Scottish waters. Marine Plan includes sectoral plans for tidal and wave energy in Scottish waters. Within the Scottish marine area, a number of planned de
A completely new subsea technology developed by companies in Haugesund north of Stavanger has been used by Gassco for inspection of the Knarr gas pipeline during March. The Surveyor Interceptor Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) had its first commercial outing in the North Sea for the Knarr Gas Pipelin
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract by shipbuilder Fincantieri to supply a fully integrated propulsion system for Norway’s new Polar Research Vessel, which will carry out significant environmental research at the North and South Poles. The Rolls-Royce system includes gen sets with a power electr
